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Colorado Mid-Century Modern Churches (page 1)

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Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel
Colorado Springs, CO
The Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel was built between 1959 and 1963. It features 17 aluminum spires which are 150 feet tall. The Chapel was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Living Hope Church
Colorado Springs, CO
This Living Hope Church was built in 1970 as the First Assembly of God Church. [map]

Chapel
Colorado Springs, CO		 Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Wheat Ridge, CO		 First Christian Church
Greeley, CO
This Chapel at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. The cemetery opened in 1952. [map]

The Holy Cross Lutheran Church was probably built in the 1950s or 1960s. [map]

This First Christian Church was built in 1966. [map]

First Christian Church
Boulder, CO
The First Christian Church was built in 1960. The building had been vacant since 2010 when the congregation moved to another space. The building is now used as a recreation center for the surrounding student housing known as the Province. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [photos bottom row thanks Tim Ross] [map]

First Baptist Church
Lamar, CO
The First Baptist Church appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. It has a parabolic roof. [map]

Englewood United Methodist Church
Englewood, CO
The Englewood United Methodist Church was probably built in the 1960s. [map]

Living Hope Baptist Church
Aurora, CO
The Living Hope Baptist Church appears to have been built in the 1950s or 1960s. The roof has a bird-like feature. [map]